New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday suffered shock defeat in Haryana, considered a low-hanging fruit by the party which was hoping to cash in on a 10-year anti-incumbency and carry forward the Lok Sabha election gains against the BJP. Even though the Congress managed over 39 per cent vote share, the difference with BJP being less […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the BJP’s win in the Haryana Assembly polls as a victory of its politics of development and good governance, assuring people that the party will leave no stone unturned to fulfil people’s aspirations. In a series of posts on X, Modi also complimented the National Conference […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said it cannot accept the Haryana Assembly polls verdict as there were “serious issues” about the integrity of the counting process and functioning of the EVMs in some districts, and asserted that it would take up the matter with the Election Commission. Alleging a conspiracy, the opposition party said […]
New Delhi: Legal experts have divergent views on whether Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor can nominate five MLAs at the time of government formation or at a later stage on the aid and advice of the council of ministers. Jammu and Kashmir has 90 assembly seats for which elections were held in three phases and […]
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday took a critical view of the United Nations, saying it was “like an old company”, not entirely keeping up with the market but occupying the space. During an interaction at the Kautilya Economic Conclave here, he also said that two very serious conflicts are going on […]
Srinagar: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh today ridiculed former J&K Chief minister Omar Abdullah for deliberately misleading people to spread poison among them Reacting to claims made by Omar Abdullah regarding the transaction of business rules in J&K Assembly, Chugh said that the Lt. Governor of Jammu-Kashmir is a constitutional post and it’s the […]
Jammu: The Congress, National Conference and PDP on Friday strongly opposed the nomination of five MLAs before the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, labelling any such move as an assault on democracy and the fundamental principles of the Constitution. For the first time in J&K, five nominated Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will have […]
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Friday said it was not in touch with any political party other than INDIA bloc constituents for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s clarification came amid speculation that it was engaged in backchannel deliberations with the BJP for government formation in the union territory. “The JKNC categorically […]
NEW DELHI: Kangana Ranaut appears to have obliquely questioned Mahatma Gandhi’s appellation as “Father of the Nation”, her latest impetus to political controversy coming on the leader’s birth anniversary and attracting criticism from the Congress. “Desh ke pita nahi, desh ke toh lal hote hai (A country does not have fathers; it has sons),” the […]
New Delhi: Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained by the Delhi Police, has been released from Bawana Police Station on Wednesday (October 2, 2024). A team of Delhi Police escorted him to Rajghat where he is expected to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Mr. Wangchuk, along with around […]